bsmphilly.com Topics: kensingtonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/kensington/?utm_medium=RSS2014-01-09T17:37:52-05:00Blanket donations warm hearts2014-01-09T17:37:52-05:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/9/blanket-donations-warm-hearts/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>State Rep. John Sabatina Jr. (D-174th dist.) thanks the community for its donations of blankets and thermal underwear for St. Francis Inn Ministries, a Kensington-based charity that serves the poor and homeless.</p> <p>Residents and local businesses dropped off the items at Sabatina&rsquo;s district offices, and the donations were recently taken ...The Kenzo champ2013-11-12T17:18:52-05:00Ted Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/12/kensington-born-fighter-credits-his-city-his-w2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>He&rsquo;s a tough-as-nails, heart-of-gold, 29-year-old professional fighter who was born in Kensington and who swears he owes it all to his family and the City of Brotherly Love.</p> <p>Northeast Philly resident Eddie Alvarez, a Bellator Mixed Martial Arts fighter, just won his most recent matchup against Michael Chandler on Saturday, ...The champ2013-11-06T18:26:13-05:00Ted Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/6/champ2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>He&rsquo;s a tough-as-nails, heart-of-gold, 29-year-old professional fighter who was born in Kensington and who swears he owes it all to his family and the City of Brotherly Love.</p> <p>This story isn&rsquo;t about Sylvester Stallone&rsquo;s fictional character, Rocky Balboa, although quite a few of his neighbors draw that comparison.</p> <p>No, Morrell ...A riotous history2013-10-30T18:35:06-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/30/riotous-history2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Nativist movement of the mid-1800s probably helped advance the career of Philadelphia attorney and newspaper editor Lewis C. Levin for a little while, but it all ended in ruin for the prominent anti-immigrant, anti-Irish, anti-Catholic orator.</p> <p>A son of Jewish parents, the South Carolina native later converted to Christianity, ...Planting a dream2013-05-01T20:07:11-05:00Mikala Jamisonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/may/1/planting-dream2222/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>In a breathtaking and colorful patch of earth at Tulip and East Cumberland streets in Kensington last week, a tiny girl in a pink coat and hat frolicked through bright red tulips, giggling as she pretended to push a giant wheelbarrow filled with green and purple blooms.</p> <p>Her mother looked ...Kensington activist makes bid to turn the White House ‘green’2012-10-17T13:09:00-05:00Sam Newhousehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/oct/17/6113-kensington-activist-makes-bid-to-turn-the-white-house-%E2%80%98green%E2%80%99.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>This November, River Wards residents will see a local mom on the ballot for vice president of the United States. But although Americans in 48 states can vote for Green Party vice presidential candidate Cheri Honkala and her running mate, presidential candidate Jill Stein, neither woman was allowed to participate ...Philly311: connection to City Hall stronger than ever2012-08-29T12:28:00-05:00Mikala Jamisonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/aug/29/5828-philly311-connection-to-city-hall-stronger-than-ever.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Northern Liberties resident Thomas Wolfinger can report graffiti anywhere he goes.</p> <p>Thanks to Philly 311&rsquo;s mobile application, Wolfinger can report vandalism, insecure vacant properties, high weeds or any number of neighborhood issues instantly.</p> <p>The application's global positioning system will pick up his location, from which point he can upload the ...Controversial WCRP project still up in the air2012-08-15T14:13:00-05:00Hayden Mitmanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/aug/15/5752-controversial-wcrp-project-still-up-in-the-air.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>On Wednesday, Aug. 8, the meeting of the city&rsquo;s Zoning Board of Appeals was packed with local residents as well as supporters of the Woman&rsquo;s Community Revitalization Project.</p> <p>Everyone, it seemed, wanted to comment on the WCRP&rsquo;s proposed project at 1942 N. Front St.</p> <p>It was easy to tell how ...Like myths passed through time, their stories are epic2012-05-23T10:16:00-05:00Mikala Jamisonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/may/23/5237-like-myths-passed-through-time-their-stories-are-epic.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><em>I lost my father at a young age, but I forgive the person who killed him.</em></p><p><em></em></p> <p><em>I hold a lot of things inside. It&rsquo;s hard because I have no support from the people I love.</em></p><p><em></em></p> <p><em>I feel unsafe in school&mdash;after everything that has happened this year, how can I feel ...Walking in Kensington&#039;s Winter Wonderland2011-12-14T12:40:00-05:00Chris Lyonshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/dec/14/4316-walking-in-kensington-s-winter-wonderland.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>This year, river-wards residents might just find themselves living near what could be Philadelphia&rsquo;s unofficial holiday headquarters.</p> <p>That&rsquo;s because, this year, Greensgrow Farms, the urban farm at 2501 E. Cumberland St., is providing a holiday experience with a local flair.</p> <p>The farm is decorated for the season and is hosting ...Mob madness in Port Richmond2011-09-22T10:48:00-05:00Hayden Mitmanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/sep/22/3785-mob-madness-in-port-richmond.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>On the quiet morning of Friday, Sept. 16, sunshine warmed the air as a breeze blew down a nearly empty Indiana Avenue in Port Richmond. </p><p>A few residents wandered the sidewalks, and a lone police car idled in the street as people passed by. </p><p>The serene scene is a far ...City Council’s new boundaries are taking shape2011-09-14T13:41:00-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/sep/14/3738-city-council%E2%80%99s-new-boundaries-are-taking-shape.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>All indications are that City Councilman Brian O&rsquo;Neill will be getting the short end of the stick in Council&rsquo;s increasingly controversial redistricting process.</p> <p>But the eight-term incumbent in the Far Northeast&rsquo;s 10th district &mdash; who also is the lone Republican among the city&rsquo;s 10 district Council members &mdash; exhibited relative ...The short and colorful campaign of Richie Antipuna2011-08-18T10:35:00-05:00Hayden Mitmanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/aug/18/3562-the-short-and-colorful-campaign-of-richie-antipuna.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Richie Antipuna says it&rsquo;s time for a change in city politics, and he believes he&rsquo;s the man to bring that change to City Hall.</p><p>But, it seems the political newcomer will need to wait to achieve his goal. </p><p>Last week, after hearing that he could be removed from a ballot if ...Former Edison High building burns2011-08-10T12:26:00-05:00Hayden Mitmanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/aug/10/3526-former-edison-high-building-burns.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Black, acrid smoke filled the air on Wednesday that could be seen for miles as the 107-year-old former Northeast Public High School sat engulfed in flames.</p> <p>According to Capt. Jeffery Thompson of the Philadelphia Fire Department, the fire, initially reported at about 1:30 in the afternoon at the long-vacant school ...She’s ready for a medical leave2011-07-20T13:20:00-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jul/20/3433-she%E2%80%99s-ready-for-a-medical-leave.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Frankford and Wissinoming are going to miss Phyllis and Wayne Clapier &mdash; not just socially but spiritually and physically.</p> <p>For the last 40 years, the Clapiers have been looking after their community and its inhabitants with unmatched expertise and devotion &mdash; Phyllis as a nurse at Aria Health&rsquo;s Frankford Campus ...